Asad Umar inaugurates Mobile Utility Store Service
'MUSS will ensure the provision of subsidised flour, sugar, rice, lentils and ghee to people at their doorsteps'
SBP to businesses: stop firing people, get a cheap loan instead
Businesses can now get loans at 4% from banks to cover salaries from April to June 2020
‘Liquidity constraints’: Steelmakers appeal to operate during lockdown
'Construction industry will not be able to commence operations in the absence of steel'
MoC releases over Rs21bn DLTL refunds for industries
ISLAMABAD: In order to ensure that exporters pay dues to their employees amid industrial shutdown in the country, the Ministry of Commerce...
Ministry releases Rs20.5b for textile, Rs828m non-textile sector under DLTL
Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment on Friday announced that the Ministry of Commerce has released Rs 20.5 billion for...
National Refinery extends suspension of production activities
The National Refinery Limited on Friday announced that it had decided to continue with the temporary shutdown of production until the situation...
Petro Division repatriates ‘attached officials’ to parent organisationsÂ
ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has decided to repatriate the officers of various companies/attached departments working in its policy wing to their parent...
Pakistan pledges $3m to fight coronavirus in South Asia
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan has pledged $3 million to the South Asian Association of Regional Countries (SAARC) COVID-19 Emergency Fund to support efforts in the...
Fawad stresses e-governance and enhanced internet service to tackle virus
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Thursday stressed the need for e-governance during these testing times, saying his...
ECC defers fuel adjustments in electricity bills till June 2020
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Thursday approved the deferment of monthly and quarterly fuel adjustments in electricity...
ADB repurposes $50m for Pakistan to help combat Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has repurposed $50 million from Pakistan's National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) to support the government's...
Bulls regain control as KSE-100 accumulates 866 points
KARACHI: Bulls helped the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) recover losses accumulated in the previous session, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index crossing the...
Iran seeks $5bn IMF loan to combat Covid-19
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday to give the sanctions-hit country a $5 billion emergency...
Senior officials of Chinese companies meet PM; donate Rs5m for Covid-19 Relief Fund
ISLAMABAD: President of Zonergy Company Limited of China Richard J Guo, Vice President Kevin Qiu, General Manager Li Kan from China Machinery...
Petroleum Division removes DGPC on NAB findings
ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has removed Director General Petroleum Concession (DGPC) Imran Ahmed from his post following the initiation of an inquiry...